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Scotland at South by Southwest 2010
Four weeks tomorrow the music world will descend on Austin, Texas for one of the largest and most influential festivals of the year. South by Southwest, also known as SXSW, (or “South By” if you want to be annoying) will feature 16 15 14 Scottish bands in 2010. And Dear Scotland will be there too:
February 16, 2010
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Interview with Alex Smoke
It seems that every Monday when we publish Vic Galloway’s Scotland on Tour listings, Glasgow’s Alex Smoke inevitably will have a gig somewhere exotic. Recently we caught up with Alex in Tokyo and asked him about his globetrotting, his new album and what his first song would be tonight at the DV1 Club in Lyon.
February 12, 2010
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Interview with Three Blind Wolves
Glasgow’s Three Blind Wolves have been building a strong following back home and toured late last year with Frightened Rabbit. The band will be in Dublin later this month and we spoke to Ross Clark about playing in Ireland and why he might turn into Rab C. Nesbitt.
February 5, 2010
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Interview with Copy Haho
Stonehaven’s Copy Haho have been hailed by many, including Vic Galloway, as one of Scotland’s best new bands. The guys are set to play their first ever tour in Europe with Los Campesinos! and yesterday singer Joe Hearty spoke with Dear Scotland about the upcoming gigs and more. Dates and ticket details follow the interview:
January 22, 2010
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Interview with Nanobots
Glasgow’s Nanobots will be taking their unique brand of Space Pop to Japan later this month for three shows in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. Earlier this week Dear Scotland spoke to Jimbot and Shonabot about their previous Japanese trips and after-parties with Ted McKenna, a Rezillo and 500 bikers:
January 15, 2010
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Interview with Derek Forbes, Scotland’s Greatest Ever Bassist
Our ‘Scotland’s Greatest’ polls stirred a lot of debate on these pages but we thought the Greatest Bassist Derek Forbes should have the final word for now. We asked the former Simple Minds and Propaganda member about his favourite Youtube videos, his new band and who got his vote for Scotland’s Greatest Ever Vocalist.
January 8, 2010
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And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Vocalist is…
…Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, according to the readers of Dear Scotland. Almost three and a half thousand votes were cast and in the end Jim Kerr edged out the sensational Alex Harvey for the title. Jim joins former bandmate Derek Forbes, Stuart Adamson and Franz Ferdinand’s Paul Thomson in Dear Scotland’s Greatest Ever Supergroup:
January 6, 2010
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Interviews: “What Is The Best After-Show Experience You’ve Had?”
As our after-parties or hangovers rage across the world, let’s look back on what our musician friends reckon was their best after-show happening. Answers below from members of the Average White Band, Twin Atlantic, Broken Records, Fangs, Dananananaykroyd, FOUND, Come On Gang! and more.
January 1, 2010
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Interviews: “What Should the Scottish National Anthem Be?”
It’s Hogmanay and apart from Auld Lang Syne, what other songs will we be singing to celebrate Scotland? In 2009 we asked loads of great Scottish bands what they thought the Scottish national anthem should be. Answers below from Mogwai, Camera Obscura, The Phantom Band, We Were Promised Jetpacks and more:
December 31, 2009
